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No Place Like Home
Written by James Bird
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In this middle-grade novel about homelessness and hope, Opin and his family make their way to Los Angeles, where they hope an uncle and a new life are waiting.
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James Bird
James Bird is a screenwriter and director at the independent film company Zombot Pictures. His films include We Are Boats and Honeyglue. A California native of Ojibwe descent, he now lives in Swampscott, Massachusetts with his wife, the author and actor Adriana Mather, and their son. The Brave is his debut novel.
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